Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.20/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$118.20

228 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$3.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	118.65	644	202
Medium and Large 2-3	465	114.68	533	26

One grade step is worth $3.97/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale228 hd

118.20

—

TN average4 barns · 587 hd

120.84

−2.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,831	79.98	1,465	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	50.29	774	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	50.15	682	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	39.01	431	54

Every lot, as filed

86 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	122.76/cwt	115.00–131.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	136.45/cwt	128.00–141.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	130.03/cwt	121.00–137.00	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	116.27/cwt	110.00–121.00	660	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	164.12/cwt	155.00–176.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	130.71/cwt	126.00–138.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	109.48/cwt	104.00–118.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	89.75/cwt	84.00–95.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	100.05/cwt	95.00–105.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.14/cwt	113.00–123.00	851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.96/cwt	129.00–149.00	519	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.06/cwt	140.00–152.00	773	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	158.53/cwt	150.00–168.00	601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.30/cwt	118.00–128.00	815	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.94/cwt	124.00–132.50	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	145.78/cwt	141.00–154.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	157.02/cwt	153.00–161.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	153.93/cwt	146.00–158.00	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.23/cwt	132.00–144.00	799	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	96.84/cwt	96.00–97.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.57/cwt	129.00–146.00	715	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,919	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	867.22/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,690	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	41.33/cwt	36.00–49.00	466	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,832	42.04/cwt	40.00–44.00	770	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	51.11/cwt	47.00–55.50	762	22
Bulls	—	—	1,821	77.85/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,418	7
Bulls	—	—	1,855	70.27/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,304	3
Bulls	—	—	1,832	94.64/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,734	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	50.25/cwt	46.00–56.50	672	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	32.40/cwt	25.00–35.00	337	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	849.68/cwt	825.00–910.00	10,205	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	423	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	604	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	116.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,568	44.78/cwt	44.00–45.50	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,718	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,047.06/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	11,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	133.05/cwt	127.00–140.00	623	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,270	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	114.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	106.68/cwt	105.00–108.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	117.07/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	120.99/cwt	110.00–125.00	386	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	97.34/cwt	96.00–100.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	117.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.19/cwt	139.00–147.00	668	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	112.54/cwt	105.00–116.00	705	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	118.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	125.24/cwt	123.00–127.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	622	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	123.54/cwt	119.00–130.00	589	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	112.36/cwt	108.00–118.00	689	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	126.58/cwt	122.00–134.00	543	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	137.59/cwt	126.00–146.00	443	8

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Mon Jan 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 959Year ago 1,211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 134Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 38Year ago 56

No trends could be established this week due to this sale being closed in observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
4	—	441	141.00–154.00	145.78
8	—	576	120.00–130.00	125.41
18	—	516	129.00–146.00	138.57
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
3	—	728	96.00–100.00	97.34
16	—	473	139.00–147.00	141.19
11	—	626	105.00–116.00	112.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	115.00–122.00	118.73
3	—	413	135.00–138.00	136.00
4	—	538	123.00–127.00	125.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	115.00–131.00	122.76
3	—	418	128.00–141.00	136.45
11	—	519	121.00–137.00	130.03
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	148.00	148.00
9	—	468	127.00–140.00	133.05
4	—	672	110.00–116.00	114.22
7	—	619	110.00–120.00	117.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	333	155.00–176.00	164.12
2	—	828	107.00–108.00	107.51
15	—	720	113.00–123.00	118.14
15	—	522	140.00–152.00	148.06
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
10	—	379	150.00–168.00	158.53
21	—	666	118.00–128.00	122.30
13	—	627	124.00–132.50	126.94
5	—	777	113.00–117.00	115.00
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
2	—	413	153.00–161.00	157.02
12	—	475	146.00–158.00	153.93
14	—	578	132.00–144.00	138.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	568	110.00–121.00	116.27
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
3	—	273	126.00–138.00	130.71
14	—	667	104.00–118.00	109.48
4	—	860	84.00–95.00	89.75
3	—	727	95.00–105.00	100.05
13	—	376	129.00–149.00	137.96
2	—	753	100.00–102.00	101.00
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
6	—	835	96.00–97.00	96.84
34	—	515	115.00–125.00	120.78
31	—	477	119.00–130.00	123.54
29	—	613	108.00–118.00	112.36
16	—	429	122.00–134.00	126.58
8	—	322	126.00–146.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	115.00–119.00	116.30
3	—	558	105.00–108.00	106.68
12	—	471	115.00–118.00	117.07
5	—	319	110.00–125.00	120.99
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
1	—	510	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
1	—	730	58.00	58.00
4	—	604	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,270	59.00	59.00
1	—	485	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,201	825.00–910.00	849.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	825.00–900.00	867.22
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	975.00–1,100.00	1,047.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,128	36.00–49.00	41.33
14	—	1,039	25.00–35.00	32.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	40.00–44.00	42.04
22	—	1,490	47.00–55.50	51.11
1	—	1,755	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,337	46.00–56.50	50.25
2	—	1,568	44.00–45.50	44.78
1	—	1,470	58.50	58.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,821	75.00–84.00	77.85
3	—	1,855	69.00–72.00	70.27
3	—	1,832	91.00–97.00	94.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle